The Google Maps integration lets Bigmind enrich businesses with Google Places data. It is an organization-wide API-key integration and is available from Settings > Enrichment.
#Supported use cases
- Find a place by domain: Search Google Places for the best matching place ID using a business website domain or URL.
- Get place details: Retrieve business identity, address, location, contact data, website, Google Maps link, business status, hours, ratings, price, amenities, accessibility, and other place attributes.
- Get place reviews: Retrieve the Google Places review sample and review summary for a place ID.
- Local business enrichment: Add location and review context to accounts, territories, venue lists, and local-market research workflows.
#Inputs Bigmind can use
- Business website domain or URL
- Optional search query override
- Google Maps place ID or
places/{placeId}resource name - Optional language code and region code
#Outputs Bigmind can use
- Place ID and Google Places resource name
- Display name and business description
- Formatted address, normalized address fields, address components, and postal address
- Latitude and longitude
- Website URL and Google Maps URL
- Phone numbers when returned by Google Places
- Business status, primary type, and place types
- Opening hours, time zone, price, payment, parking, accessibility, dining, service, and amenity attributes when available
- Rating, user rating count, review summary, and review sample
#Connect Google Maps
- Go to Settings > Enrichment.
- Select Google Maps.
- Enter a Google Maps Platform API key with Places API access.
- Select Connect.
#Using Google Maps in enrichment workflows
Google Maps is useful when the account or list row represents a physical business, venue, local branch, restaurant, retail location, clinic, office, or other place-based entity. A common workflow is to find the place ID from a website domain, then use that place ID to retrieve details and reviews.
#Strategy support
Google Maps is business and place enrichment. It does not currently expose people enrichment capabilities for email or phone strategies. Use it alongside people enrichment providers when you need account or location context in addition to contact data.
#Troubleshooting
- No match found from a domain: Try a more specific search query that includes the business name and city.
- Missing phone, hours, or reviews: Google Places only returns fields that are available for the selected place and allowed by the requested field mask.
- API errors: Confirm the API key has Places API access enabled and the Google Cloud project has billing configured.